This Is Not a Court or Government Office. No one here can pull an official docket, change a hearing, seal a case, issue a certified copy, or provide legal advice. Direct those requests to the appropriate Missouri court or clerk.
Need an Official Docket or Record?
For an eligible Ripley County court file, begin with Missouri Case.net or the circuit clerk. A docket printout, filed document, certified copy, case setting, municipal citation, and city administrative record can each have a different route.
- Docket sheet or case number: use Case.net search and confirm the court and division.
- Hearing or setting: review the court calendar path, then verify with the clerk.
- Certified judgment or document: request it from the clerk who holds the official file.
- Court record access: use the court-records information to identify the document and access channel.
- Municipal citation: check the citation, Case.net, and the courthouse clerk for the current court route.
The primary local counter is Ruth Austin, Circuit Clerk and ADA Coordinator, Circuit Court of Ripley County, 36th Judicial Circuit, 100 Courthouse Square, Suite 4, Doniphan, MO 63935. Telephone: (573) 996-2818. Fax: (573) 996-5014. Official email: ruth.austin@courts.mo.gov. Posted courthouse hours are 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays. The Associate Division II telephone is (573) 996-2013.